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You guys just love that writing thing. So much so that Noble Cause needed a bit of time to get it all compiled! It looks like quite a few people hit the 50k mark this year. That's straight up impressive guys! I get tired after just a paragraph.

And because of that, I'll let Noble take over from here. Head on down past the break for a list of entries and his closing speech!

Free time at last, free time at last, thank Luna nightly, free time at last! ... to write this roundup!

Fillies, gentlecolts and participants, I want to
sincerely, PROFUSELY apologize for how long this has taken. A month’s
wait (nearly) is inexcusable, even for me. Work and real life were
kicking me in the head with stress and other stuff. By the time I was
recovered enough from the work week to even consider writing this up, it
would be Sunday night and I would need to be going to bed for work in
the morning.

I am so very sorry for the wait. Next year, and the other events I’m planning, won’t be delayed like this.

Speaking
of other events, I pitched this at a few of the participants, and want
to see what everypony thinks. We have NaPoWriMo in August, yes, but for
those of you that really enjoy writing, I was also considering running
Writing Week events (15 K in a week) in December, March and June, and
perhaps random Writing Day events at points. What do you all think?

In that same vein, as I write this, I’m creating a
NaPo tumblr this weekend. It’ll have the rules and regulations for
these events, announcements when the next event is coming up, and pep
talks there that will mirror what goes up here on EqD. However, as some
of you know, this is a one-pony show (this entire post took me four and a half hours),
and since my paychecks all go to bills IRL, actual webspace isn’t
doable, so tumblr it is. That being said, I’m also thinking of putting a
donation button on said tumblr, if you’d be inclined to donate to help
me along... the donations would go towards more prizes, BIGGER prizes
(bundles of games to give to your friends, the humble bundles when they
come around...) and me running even more writing events. I’d like your
input on that, as well. I won’t implement the button unless there are
folks that actually do want to donate.

Now that that’s settled, onto the meat and potatoes of this long-coming post! Please
note that since it’s been such a delay on my end that many of these
works are either past the 50 K by now, have added to their word count,
or have gone from incomplete to complete. I highly suggest looking
into each and every writer here, just for the sheer fortitude of
participating. Also, some of these documents may be locked so you’ll
have to ask permission. Just a heads up.

First, I’d like to announce the ostensible “winners”
here, those that actually pulled off 50 K or more. This section is
just to show off folks that really busted tail doing it. No special
consideration for prizes, just me being impressed and proud.

Coconutswallow - Muffin Conspiracy (8,703), Where Evil Knows Your
Name (7,015), To Run an Orchard (1,881), How to Polish Your Armor (882),
and Not That Easy Is It, Twilight? (397) [18,878 total] - No links

Oh,
wondering about me? 76 words. Yeah. I realized it was dreck on the
last day, and that’s when I started fresh, thinking I could write a
couple thousand words. Then I went and got distracted. Anyway...

So, for those wanting totals, that’s 94
participants, not counting myself. Nearly a HUNDRED folks that went in
on this. Over double last year, which was somewhere around the low
40’s.

The word count? heh heh... ehehehehe... um... well, with the 50 K
folks up there, it comes in at 1,490,951 words. Everyone under 50 K?
905,320 With ALL of you? 2,396, 271. That’s right, you all wrote over
2.3 million words. Be PROUD of that, bronies! And this was just in a
month, with the current totals. Some of you have written MORE on these
fics, others have written multiple fics since... I can’t stop being
amazed.

Average wordcount, over everybody? 25,492. Thought you’d like to know.

Oh yes, and before I forget! I promised prizes, did I not? The following authors have won STEAM CODES from the amazing Strife:

For the record, I used www.random.org
for my number generation. I selected the steam codes winners, removed
them from the lineup, then adjusted the tally and selected the cash
prize winners. Congratulations to all of you and WELL DONE!

From one writer to another, I hope to see you again next year... or hopefully sooner. I love you all!

- Noble Cause, going to go rest her eyes now... and maybe do something less stressful. Like play Black Mesa.